Birdsville Geothermal Area
Area Overview
Geothermal Area Profile |
| Location: | Birdsville, Queensland | |
| Exploration Region: | Australia - Great Artesian Basin | |
| GEA Development Phase: | Phase IV - Resource Production and Power Plant Construction | |
| Coordinates: | -25.9008°, 139.3508° | |
Resource Estimate |
| Mean Reservoir Temp: | 98°C 371.15 K 208.4 °F 668.07 °R |
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| Mean Capacity: | 0.8MW 800 kW 800,000 W 800,000,000 mW 8.0e-4 GW 8.0e-7 TW |
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History and Infrastructure
Operating Power Plants: 1 |
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Developing Power Projects: 0 |
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Power Production Profile |
| Gross Production Capacity: | 0.08 MW 80 kW 80,000 W 80,000,000 mW 8.0e-5 GW 8.0e-8 TW |
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Regulatory and Environmental Issues
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Exploration History
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Well Field Description
Well Field Information |
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| Average Temperature of Geofluid: | 208 98°C 371.15 K 208.4 °F 668.07 °R |
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| Depth to Top of Reservoir: | 1230 m 1.23 km 0.764 mi 4,035.433 ft 1,345.14 yd |
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| Depth to Bottom of Reservoir: | 1280m 1.28 km 0.795 mi 4,199.475 ft 1,399.821 yd |
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| Average Depth to Reservoir: | 1255m 1.255 km 0.78 mi 4,117.454 ft 1,372.481 yd |
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Geology of the Area
Geologic Setting |
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| Moeck-Beardsmore Play Type: | CD-1: Intracratonic Basin | |
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| Host Rock Lithology: | Sandstone | |
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| Cap Rock Lithology: | Marine Sediments | |
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Geofluid Geochemistry
Geochemistry |
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NEPA-Related Analyses (0)
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Exploration Activities (0)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.ergon.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/4967/EGE0425-birdsville-geothermal-brochure-r3.pdf
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ergon Energy. Birdsville Organic Rankine Cycle geothermal power station [Internet]. Ergon Energy. [cited 2015/04/28]. Available from: https://www.ergon.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/4967/EGE0425-birdsville-geothermal-brochure-r3.pdf
List of existing Geothermal Resource Areas.
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